Hi, You still get the same error after you did what - reinstalling the kernel? To check the state of Secure Boot, try: sudo mokutil --sb-state I don't have UEFI here, so I don't know if it'll ask you for a password just for checking the state, but I guess not. P. S. Although mokutil doesn't have a --help option, it has a manual page: man mokutil -- Best wishes, Zahari Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 02:57:36PM -0500 > I still get the same "key not available" error. Does that mean for > certain that I'm still stuck with that acursed secure boot? The > sighted person who came over last said he turned it off. But then he's > the one who unintentionally deleted Windows... > > Has anyone here had luck turning off secure boot with mokutil? > sudo mokutil --disable-validation > It asks you to create a password that you enter on reboot. I don't > know if I'll be able to hear the password prompt. > > On 8/1/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > If you run ubuntu, speakup should already be in your kernel. > > At your terminal in the GUI, do sudo su > > then modprobe speakup_soft start=1 > > You should just get back to a prompt. > > Then from your console, run espeakup > > If it works, you can automate all of this. > > Also make sure you have sound in the console. with some versions of > > Ubuntu, you need to add the user to group audio. > > HTH, Willem > > > > > > On Mon, 31 Jul 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > >> I'm using Orca on Ubuntu MATE. I want to use several terminal > >> applications because I'm unsatisfied with the desktop apps I currently > >> use. > >> Orca's terminal support sucks. > >> I've installed speakup, but it never runs when I switch to terminal. > >> Any suggestions for fixes I might try? Thanks. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Blinux-list mailing list > >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > >> > > > > -- > > > > This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail > > legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. > > The full disclaimer details can be found at > > http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list